Festivals in Taranto

The Taranto Beer Fest is the premier beer celebration in the Ionian capital. Over four August evenings, enjoy more than fifty national and i...

The Taranto Eco Film Festival (TEFF) is a film festival in Taranto that explores the relationship between humanity and the environment. Host...

The Taranto Jazz Festival is the premier jazz event in the Ionian capital. Every summer, the Arena Villa Peripato, located in the green hear...

The Taranto Opera Festival brings grand opera to the open air in the city's green heart, the Arena Villa Peripato. The summer season feature...

The Taranto Pettola Festival lights up the historic center of Taranto with an authentic Christmas atmosphere. Throughout the alleys of the O...

Taranto Pride is the major LGBTQIA+ pride parade in the Ionian capital: a vibrant, protest-driven march that winds through the center of Tar...

Every year, the Taranto Swing Festival turns this Ionian city into the European capital of swing. Four days of dance workshops, live concert...

The Tavole di San Giuseppe is one of the oldest and most cherished devotional traditions in Lizzano, in the heart of the province of Taranto...

In the small town of Carosino, near Taranto, the Teatro Festival - Carosino National Theatre Award has become a staple for stage enthusiasts...

Every summer, Palagianello, in the heart of the Taranto ravines, becomes the Apulian capital of folklore. For a few nights, the Madonna dell...

Every May, the Terra delle Gravine National Kite Festival paints the sky above Castellaneta Marina, on the Ionian coast of the Taranto provi...

The Terra delle Gravine XCO Trophy is a major cross-country mountain bike festival that transforms Ginosa, in the province of Taranto, into...

Every January 6th, the Befana arrives in Taranto from the sea, aboard a historic ten-oared longboat steered by costumed rowers from the Poli...

The Magic of Fireflies is a guided evening excursion held every spring in the ravine of Palagianello, in the province of Taranto. At sunset,...

The Night of the Black Sheep lights up Maruggio, a charming village in the Salento area of Taranto, on Friday, July 24, 2026, starting at 8:...

The Night of the Brigands is a major festival of militant music and civil resistance that transforms the Cave di Fantiano in Grottaglie, nea...

The Road of Knowledge and Flavors is the most anticipated summer event in Maruggio, located in the Salento area of Taranto. For two nights,...

The Shed Beer Fest is the beer festival that brings Via Mulele in San Giorgio Ionico, in the province of Taranto, to life every July. For th...